wrangle

wrangle
noun
  1. a dispute or argument, typically one that is long and complicated
    争吵,争论;争辩
    an insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments.
    保险争议使得赔付延迟。
verb
  1. [no obj.]have such a dispute or argument
    争吵;争论;争辩
    [as noun wrangling]weeks of political wrangling.
    连续几周的政治争论。
  2. [with obj.](US)round up, herd, or take charge of (livestock)
    (美)放牧,看管(牲口)
    the horses were wrangled early.
    很早就放牧马群。
语源
  1. late Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen 'to struggle'; related to wring
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